Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (2015)

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book cover

Developer: Gust
Publisher: Koei Tecmo Europe, Koei Tecmo, Koei Tecmo America Corporation
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 14 player ratings
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A gentle alchemy-and-exploration RPG built around patient recipe discovery.

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About

Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book is an upcoming Japanese role-playing video game. It is the 17th main game in the "Atelier" series. The game features a completely reformed world view from earlier titles within the series, in addition to a new alchemy-centric system. Sophie is able to obtain ideas for recipes from activities such as harvesting, exploring, battling, or from events, and these ideas are used as a basis of improving her knowledge of alchemy. When she performs alchemy, the player is presented with various predetermined shapes representing the ingredients used, and arranges each shape on a puzzle board that represents the cauldron. This process involves visual trial-and-error, and if the shapes are arranged perfectly, the player receives a bonus. The materials selected affect the quality of the item synthesized. This system is intended to offer a high degree of freedom based on the player's own play style.

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